| 释义 |
sneer /snɪə(r)/ vi. | vt. | n.
I ❶ vi.
1. 嗤笑，嘲笑；讥讽(at)
sneer at a girl's cheap clothes 嘲笑一个姑娘身穿的廉价衣服
be sneered at in the newspapers 在报上受到讥讽
2. 发哧声
A bullet sneered overhead. 一颗子弹哧地从头顶上掠过。
❷ vt.
1. 嗤笑着说出(或发出)；讥讽
sneer a reply 嗤笑着回答
sneer one's contempt for sth. 对某事嗤之以鼻
2. 嗤笑得使，讥讽得使
sneer down a proposal 嗤笑得使一项提议遭到否决
sneer sb. out of countenance 把某人讥讽得窘态毕露
II n.
嗤笑；讥笑
A sneer flitted over his face. 他脸上掠过一丝讥笑。
[< ME sneren; 与 Fris sneere to scorn, Dan snaere to grin like a dog] |